Fire advance to USOC quarterfinals with win over Atlanta United

The Fire defeated Atlanta United 1-0 on the road to advance to the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup tournament. After a fairly even first half, Aleksandar Katai, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Luis Solignac, and Nemanja Nikolic combined for a picturesque team goal in the 54th minute.

The Fire fielded a strong line-up while Atlanta chose to field only two regular starters in Miguel Almiron and Leandro Gonzalez-Pirez. The Fire were able to clamp down defensively in the final thirty minutes and did not allow many open looks to close out the game and advance in the tournament.